Citizenship verification

Verify your citizenship

You’ll need to verify your citizenship to be eligible for in-state tuition rates as well as scholarships, grants, assistantships, or other aid funded through IU East.

If you’re unable to verify that you’re lawfully residing in the United States, your residency status will be changed to nonresident, and you’ll lose your university financial aid.

Your residency and aid will be unaffected if:

  • You’re a U.S. citizen
  • You’re a permanent resident, asylee, or refugee
  • You live outside the United States and will complete your program while residing abroad
  • You’re a foreign national with a valid U.S. visa or immigration status

Why do we require this information?

Indiana law (IC 21-14-11) prohibits us from offering resident tuition rates or university-funded aid to anyone who isn’t in the United States legally.

Verify now

If you have not yet completed your citizenship verification, do so now.

Need help?

If you’re unsure how to complete the verification because of your visa or immigration status, you need to update your citizenship status, or you have other questions about citizenship, contact the Office of the Registrar.